University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Competitive strategies applied by small and medium-sized firms in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Today's business operating environment is characterised by dynamism that calls for constant adjustments of all business functions, strategies and alignment of the same to ensure sustainable growth of organisations. Despite ... -
How do search engines respond to some non-English queries?
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Abstract. In this article, we explored the capabilities of search engines for non-English languages. As a test case, we considered four languages: Russian, French, Hungarian and Hebrew. For each of these languages we ... -
Effectiveness of independent power producers as a strategic choice for financing electricity Generation in the Kenyan electricity market
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2013)The power sector in Kenya has undergone major strategy and structural changes over the last fifteen years. The Government of Kenya commenced comprehensive reforms in the electricity sub-sector in the mid 1990s, to among ... -
The 1998 terrorist bombing and its implication on security preparedness: a case study of government buildings within Nairobi CBD
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Security preparedness in response to emerging terrorism threat in Kenya has over time been treated casually prior to the 1998 terrorist bombing in Nairobi. It is this specific terrorist incident that terrorism threat in ... -
Translating connectives from French into English: Challenges and strategies
(University of Nairobi,, 2013-10)Connectives, while important in establishing textual cohesion, present certain challenges when translating from French to English. While French is replete with connectives, English is very restrictive and uses them less ... -
Information society revisited: from vision to reality
(University of Nairobi, 2005)In this article a range of national and international policies, many tied to electronic business and electronic government initiatives, are reviewed from the much older perspective of the Information Society. As a ... -
Virtual value chain and competitive advantage of five-star hotels in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The stiff competition among the Kenyan five star hotels has forced the managers to look for alternative and cost effective ways of getting extra revenue. One of the strategies is to use Information and Communication ... -
Factors influencing project implementation in developing economies; The case of Tiomin Kenya limited, Kwale county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)The purpose of the study was to determine the factors that influenced implementation of projects within developing economies and a specific case study was picked from existing Tiomin Company in Msambweni constituency in ... -
Factors influencing implementation of reproductive health education in public secondary schools in Uriri District, Migori County
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The study was to investigate the factors influencing the implementation of reproductive health education in public secondary schools in Uriri District, Migori County. The study was investigated through the following ... -
Scholar and the Future of the Research Library by Fremont Rider: a review article
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Fremont Rider's '1944 book, The Scholar and the Future of the Research Library, had a major impact on research library thinking. The issues raised by Rider, such as research library economics, collection, acquisition ... -
An assessment of service branding strategies adopted by Airtel Kenya Limited
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World class manufacturing in the maize milling industry - a case of Mombasa maize millers limited
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Global competition has called for innovation and application of best practices. World class manufacturing practices has been identified as a strong answer to the global competition. Mombasa Maize Millers Limited, a ... -
Effects of asset diversification on the financial Performance of micro finance institutions in Kenya
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2013)The microfinance sector has been facing challenges since their inception 20 years ago and as recent as 5 years ago, MFIs have still been focusing on overcoming the challenges of delivering one product - microcredit to ... -
Interest rate as a performance determinant among small and medium enterprises within the waste paper recycling and export in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Studies carried to reveal the impact of interest rates to S.M.Es, within the waste paper recycling sector, which obtained loans, showed that, majority of their business returns decreased during the loan period, income ... -
Risk management strategies and their effect on the financial performance of public benefit organizations In Kisumu County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Many Public Benefit Organizations have emerged in Kisumu County, Kenya with an aim of offering solutions to the many problems being faced by the residents. The PBOs attract huge restricted funding from donors, both local ... -
Applicability of logistic regression analysis in predicting financial distress for firms listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(Unversity of Nairobi, 2013)Logistic regression combines independent variables to estimate the probability that a particular event will occur, i.e. a subject will be a member of one of the groups defined by the dichotomous dependent variable. If ... -
Kenya's foreign policy behaviour: Response to international terrorism, 1998-2012
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Terrorism and measures to combat it have become the focus of passionate international effort. The study seeks to investigate Kenya’s foreign policy behavior in response to international terrorism with reference to the ... -
The effect of financial innovation on the financial performance of listed commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)Financial innovations are increasingly publicized as one of the most successful tools for banking system with the ability to positively affect its participant's. The importance of the financial innovation and financial ... -
Poetry for pleasure: promoting poetry to children in public libraries
(University of Nairobi, 2005)This article reports an investigation of the attitudes and opinions of children's librarians towards poetry, and towards its promotion in the public library. It also reports some attitudes towards literature promotion ... -
Employee perception of quality of work life practices at the Kenya citizens and foreign nationals management service (KCFNMS), Nairobi region
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)The concept of Quality of Worl life involves increasing the sense of satisfaction people obtain from their work by so far as possible, reducing monotony, increasing variety, autonomy and responsibility, and avoiding ...
